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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1917-07-13 · Day game · Baker Bowl · 1:33

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 7–0. Philadelphia Phillies put up 6 in the 8th. Pete Alexander earned the win. Gavvy Cravath went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6		7	11

W: Pete Alexander L: Phil Douglas SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cy Rigler · 1B: Bob Emslie · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	0	0	0
Les Mann	4	0	0	3
Larry Doyle	4	1	0	0
Fred Merkle	4	0	0	1
Cy Williams	4	4	0	0
Charlie Deal	2	1	0	0
Chuck Wortman	3	0	0	0
Art Wilson	2	0	1	1
Phil Douglas	3	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dode Paskert	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dave Bancroft	2	0	0	0	0	1
Milt Stock	4	1	2	1	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	4	1	2	4	0	0
Possum Whitted	4	1	1	0	0	1
Fred Luderus	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bert Niehoff	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Killefer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pete Alexander	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bobby Byrne	0	1	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Douglas	8.0	11	1	5

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	9.0	7	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: 7/L
Les Mann: K/C
Larry Doyle: S7/56D
Fred Merkle: 63

Bot 1

Dode Paskert: E6/G
Dave Bancroft: 8/F8XD
Milt Stock: S9.1-3
Gavvy Cravath: 2/P25F/FL
Possum Whitted: SB2
Possum Whitted: K/C

Top 2

Cy Williams: S9
Charlie Deal: 34/SH.1-2
Chuck Wortman: FC1/G.2X3(15);B-1
Art Wilson: W.1-2
Phil Douglas: 43

Bot 2

Fred Luderus: S7/L
Bert Niehoff: 46(1)/FO
Bill Killefer: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Max Flack: 2/P/FL
Les Mann: K
Larry Doyle: 3/P/FL

Bot 3

Pete Alexander: K
Dode Paskert: 63
Dave Bancroft: K/C

Top 4

Fred Merkle: K/C
Cy Williams: S9
Charlie Deal: CS2(24)
Charlie Deal: S9/4D
Chuck Wortman: CS2(26)

Bot 4

Milt Stock: 8/F
Gavvy Cravath: 2/P/FL
Possum Whitted: 153

Top 5

Chuck Wortman: 9/F
Art Wilson: 53
Phil Douglas: S9
Max Flack: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Fred Luderus: 2/P/FL
Bert Niehoff: 5/P
Bill Killefer: S9/3
Pete Alexander: E4/TH1.1-3;BX2(36)

Top 6

Les Mann: 2/P/FL
Larry Doyle: 3/P3D
Fred Merkle: 5/P5DF/FL

Bot 6

Dode Paskert: K/C
Bobby Byrne: W
Milt Stock: 13/G.1-2
Gavvy Cravath: D8/F89XDW.2-H
Possum Whitted: 13/G

Top 7

Cy Williams: S9
Charlie Deal: 34/SH.1-2
Chuck Wortman: 43.2-3
Art Wilson: K

Bot 7

Fred Luderus: E9/F.B-2
Bert Niehoff: PO2(26)
Bert Niehoff: K
Bill Killefer: 13

Top 8

Phil Douglas: 4/P
Max Flack: 6/P
Les Mann: K

Bot 8

Pete Alexander: S8
Dode Paskert: S1/BG.1-2
Bobby Byrne: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Milt Stock: S9/L.3-H;2-3;B-2(THH)
Gavvy Cravath: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H
Possum Whitted: D9/89
Fred Luderus: D8.2-H
Bert Niehoff: D8.2-H
Bill Killefer: 63.2-3
Pete Alexander: 4/P

Top 9

Larry Doyle: 6/P
Fred Merkle: 143
Cy Williams: D9/F9DW
Charlie Deal: 4/P

Notes & reviews

Hit and run
Bancroft ejected by HP umpire Rigler for arguing called third strike (he threw his bat)

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